Edmond Gibney
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Edmond Gibney, originally from Kilskyre, Kells, County Meath, Ireland (born 18 July 1974), is an Irish Olympic Three Day Eventing rider who represented Ireland in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]
Qualification
In 2001, Gibney rode Kings Highway at Blarney Castle in the CCI**, their first International Horse Trials together, where the pair finished 8th. In the same year they ended up in 23rd place in the CCI*** at Boekelo . In 2002 they completed the CCI*** at Punchestown and later that year the duo were to record 9th Place at the Blenheim CCI*** .[citation needed] As the Olympics grew near, in 2003 Gibney recorded 11th place at Belton Park in the Advanced section. However it was at the Badminton CCI**** in 2003 that the pair won the Glentrool Trophy in the cross country and ending up in 19th place overall.[2][3]
Performance
Gibney had a poor showing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, ending with 152.6 penalty points, which put him in 62nd place.[citation needed] The Irish team ended in 8th place.[4] A fall in the cross country section, (which was the front page of the Irish Independent newspaper at the time), scuppered Gibney's chance of a high placing.[citation needed]